All-time Michigan Football Team: best players
Not trying to trumpet myself or my view on Michigan Football history, but I was just thinking about this and would like to throw it out there once again.
This is the two-deep squad I'd throw out in a "Field of Dreams" college football season featuring the all-time teams from the BCS conferences plus ND, Navy, and Army (included b/c of the Roger Staubach, Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard, Coach "Red" Blaik days).
Offense:
LT: Jake Long/Jon Runyan
LG: Steve Hutchinson/Dan Dierdorf
C: David Molk/Rod Payne
RG: Reggie McKenzie/Mike Kenn
RT: John Elliot/Jon Jansen
TE: Ron Kramer/Jerame Tuman
SE: Braylon Edwards/Amani Toomer
Flanker: Anthony Carter/Marquise Walker
Slot: Desmond Howard/Mario Manningham
RB: Tom Harmon/Tyrone Wheatley
QB: Tom Brady/Bennie Friedman
Defense:
SDE: Brandon Graham/Glen Steele
3-tech: Mike Martin/Alan Branch
1-tech: Mark Messner/Mike Hammerstein
WDE: Lamar Woodley/David Bowens
SAM: David Harris/Victor Hobson
MIKE: Ron Simpkins/Mel Owens
WILL: Dhani Jones/Ian Gold
Field Corner: Ty Law/Marlin Jackson
Boundary Corner: Charles Woodson/Leon Hall
Strong Safety: Thom Darden/Corwin Brown
Free Safety: Tripp Wellborne/David Brown
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Fielding Yost
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Moeller
QBs: Scott Loeffler
RBs: Fritz Crisler
OL: Bo Schembechler/Jerry Hanlon
WR: Cam Cameron
Defensive Coordinator: Bill McCartney
DL: Brady Hoke
LB: Jim Herrmann
Corners: Vance Bedford
Safeties: Greg Mattison
I'm tempted to run two offenses: pro-style with Brady/Henson at QB, and changing up with the spread with Harbaugh/Leach/Shoelace at QB, Braylon and Toomer at the outside WRs, and Dez and AC as slot ninjas extraordinaire. Rich Rod would be OC.
January 30th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
Having been an avid UM fan since the late 70's I have to throw out a couple more.
Jon Wangler, he was the guy throwing to AC.
Butch Woolfolk, good numbers but even moreso a great clutch situation guy
Jay Riemersma was a pretty great TE catching and blocking equally well
Brian Greise was like a warm blanket at QB, could be trusted to take what they were giving, few mistakes.
I agree on Grbac, he is probably one of the most underrated and underappreciated Michigan players of the modern era. Desmond won a statue with him and we had a quarterback named ELVIS!!
Its too easy to let NFL exploits influence thinking on lists like this. Tom Brady being the obvious example.